96-3-94-3-586


                  (Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes

PARTIES TO DISPUTE:
                  (The Kansas City Southern Railway Company


                    STATEMENT OF CLAIM: As shown in Docket No. MW-32610 and not repeated herein.


FINDINGS: The Third Division of the Adjustment Board finds:

 That the dispute was certified to the Third Division of the Adjustment Board ex parte by the petitioning party; and

 Under date of February 2, 1996, the petitioning party addressed a formal communication to the Arbitration Assistant requesting withdrawal of this case from further consideration by the Division which request is hereby granted.

                          AWARD


      Claim withdrawn.


                          NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD

                          By Order of Third Division


Dated at Chicago, Illinois, this 29th day of February 1996.